Prince George, B.C. – This morning at 11:00 marks the start of the end  of the fifth ‘Girls Run for Fun’  in P.G.

An event  organized  by  the Prince George RCMP Community Policing and Victim Services unit , the  seven week program  wraps with a road race that  starts and finishes  at  Fort George Park.

This year,  nearly  40 girls aged 10 – 15,  will start the  5 km race  kilometre race begins on the perimeter road of the park, just off of 17th Avenue, continues over the Hudson’s Bay Wetland Nature Park bridge, past Paddlewheel Park, back to the park, along Ingledew Street to Patricia Boulevard, onto Taylor Drive, and then finishes on the perimeter road of the  park.

The  program is an esteem builder for   young women, and with sponsorship from  the Ministry of Children and family development and volunteers, is free to  girls in the community.